Posted on 03/08/2017 6:07:16 PM PST by mdittmar
There are ways to cut the budget without cutting the ability to do the job when needed. Let’s try those first.
Needs to be kept strong at any rate. Would be helpful if we knew the actual state of it and what sort of efficiency vs. waste is involved rather than having some Dims rail on about "protecting the US of A"....
really, Senators?
7th National Security Cutter
a new one 2 days ago and another one this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98rZC3WI1I
With baseline budgeting, is this really a cut or just a reduction in spending?
If I read the number right, the 2017 budget request from the president is $10+ billion versus $7 billion in 2013:
https://www.uscg.mil/history/docs/budget/USCG_FundingHistory1922-2012.pdf
https://www.uscg.mil/budget/docs/FY2017_Budget_Fact_Sheet.pdf
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